Test – Grade 8
I. A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. pancake B. stadium C. tasty D. change
2. A. grocery B. money C. month D. comfort
3. A. effect B. delicious C. resident D. selection
4. A. just B. summer C. much D. humid
5. A. wristwatch B. notice C. tired D. specialty
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences:
1. Do you want to send this letter airmail or ______________________?
A. normal mail B. ordinary mail C. surface mail D. usual mail
2. When he was young, he __________________that primary school.
A. arrived B. attended C. collected D. destroyed
3. The area is hot and __________________in summer.
A. cold B. cool C. warm D. humid
4. The residents in my __________________are not happy about the changes.
A. neighbor B. neighborhood C. neighborly D. neighboring
5. From this bridge, you can see the __________________of my house.
A. foot B. floor C. roof D. stairs
6. This famous restaurant _________________food from every part of the world.
A. serves B. cooks C. boils D. stews
7. He gave the ____________________answer as I did.
A. different B. same C. far D. convenient
8. The pocket-watch is very ____________________from the wristwatch.
A. same B. similar C. different D. difficult
9. Airmail is __________________expensive than surface mail.
A. more B. like C. as D. the most
10. What have you done ____________________you said goodbye to us?
A. for B. since C. when D. before
III. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
1. Hoa and Nien used to be next-door ______________________. (neighborhood)
2. Surface mail is much ____________________than airmail. (cheap)

6. No one in this class is as tall as Ba.
Ba is the _________________________________________________________
7. The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it.
The coffee is too __________________________________________________
8. The suitcase is too heavy for the boy to lift up.
The suitcase isn’t __________________________________________________
9. They were too late to see the first film.
They didn’t ________________________________________________________
10. We began to study here five years ago.
We have _________________________________________________________
II. READING
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (3.0 pts)
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in
2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is
producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am
working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this
new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new
bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things.
1. When did David begin working for his construction company?

2. What is his company doing at the moment?

3. Where does he usually work?

4. Is he working in the road department this month?

5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?

6. What is he testing now?